Best Elementary Schools in New Jersey

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 1337)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
341143000638	411	Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 Prospect Avenue	North Arlington	07031	Bergen County	North Arlington School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 991-6800	169	16	10.6	33.7%	83 (49.1%)	1 (0.6%)	80 (47.3%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$5,542			$150			$5,392	70.6	56.5	592	181
341467005688	412	Evergreen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2280 Evergreen Avenue	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 889-5331	425	36	11.9	2.1%	251 (59.1%)	31 (7.3%)	54 (12.7%)	63 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (5.6%)	$9,438			$41			$9,397	70.6	87	170	242
340735002764	413	Wallace Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Willow Avenue	Hoboken	07030	Hudson County	Hoboken Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 356-3650	594	63	9.4	30.0%	322 (54.2%)	33 (5.6%)	153 (25.8%)	56 (9.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (4.4%)	$12,764			$243			$12,521	70.5	68.6	439	26
341674002454	414	Forest Avenue School	Public	K-4	118 Forest Ave	Verona	07044	Essex County	Verona Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 571-6754	234	15	15.8		203 (86.8%)	2 (0.9%)	14 (6.0%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	$14,134			$141			$13,993	70.5	74.5	366	48
341191000666	415	Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	114 Seminole Ave	Oakland	07436	Bergen County	Oakland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 337-4147	376	30	12.3	4.0%	281 (74.7%)	7 (1.9%)	43 (11.4%)	20 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.4%)	$11,259						$11,259	70.3	67.5	448	33
340927003516	416	M. Scott Carpenter Elementary School	Public	K-5	One Par Avenue	Old Bridge	08857	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 360-4452	215	19	11.6	9.3%	165 (76.7%)	9 (4.2%)	19 (8.8%)	15 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	$13,623			$63			$13,560	70.2	70.6	417	1
341011004004	417	Nut Swamp Elementary School	Public	K-5	925 Nut Swamp Road	Middletown	07748	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 671-5795	501	38	13.2	1.0%	448 (89.4%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (7.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	$7,091			$10			$7,081	70.2	76.4	332	85
340783002786	418	Dr. Michael Conti School	Public	PK, KG-8	182 Merseles St	Jersey City	07302	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 714-4300	678	56	12	40.9%	150 (22.1%)	84 (12.4%)	232 (34.2%)	167 (24.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	43 (6.3%)	$10,825			$420			$10,405	70.2	68.1	445	27
340327000310	419	School #5	Public	PK, KG-4	214 Day Ave	Cliffside Park	07010	Bergen County	Cliffside Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 313-2350	286	29	9.9	50.3%	88 (30.8%)	2 (0.7%)	185 (64.7%)	11 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,248			$1,060			$15,188	70.1	57.6	581	162
341674002458	420	Laning Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-4	18 Lanning Rd	Verona	07044	Essex County	Verona Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 571-6755	249	21	11.9	1.2%	196 (78.7%)	7 (2.8%)	23 (9.2%)	10 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	11 (4.4%)	$8,559			$138			$8,421	69.6	66	470	50

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NJSLA English Language Arts, NJSLA Mathematics, NJSLA-S Science, NJSLA Algebra I test scores released by the New Jersey Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on December 4, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the New Jersey Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the New Jersey Department of Education.
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